Visage v. McKellar
Visage v. McKellar
Opinion of the Court
On January 3d, 1873, Visage exchanged with McKellar one hundred and one acres of land in Bibb county for four hundred acres in Terrell county. Visage made McKellar a deed to the Bibb land, and took McKellar’s bond for title to Terrel land agreeing to pay twenty bales of cotton as difference in exchange. Upon this Visage surrendered possession of the Bibb land and moved on that in Terrell county.' McKellar put tenants on the Bibb land, and in June, 1873, sold it to Olay for $1,000 00, in two installments of $500 00 each, due, respectively, on 25th dáy of December, 1873 and 1874, and gave him bond for titles; previously he had procured from Visage another deed to this land, made to him as trustee for his wife, but Clay objecting to treat with him as trustee, he
Visage converts his answer into a cross-bill and prayed rescisión of the contract. Upon this state of facts, Schofield was enjoined from conveying the Bibb lands and was appointed receiver to take charge of and rent the same from year to year, until the termination of the suit, unless Visage would give bond, with approved security, in the sum of $600 00, within five days, conditioned for the payment of the rent and damages the jury might find against him on the trial, but in the event of his failure to do so then he was to surrender possession to the receiver appointed, etc. To the granting the injunction, and appointing a receiver, Visage excepted. There were several affidavits read on the hearing before the judge in respect to the agreements, and conduct of the respective parties, which appear in the record, and which are very conflicting. In view of the complicated state of the transactions between the parties as well as their conduct in relation thereto, as shown by the original bill and the answer of Visage, in the nature of a cross-bill, as well as the several conflicting affidavits contained in the record, we will not interfere to control the discretion of the court in granting the injunction and appointing a receiver (Visage being insolvent) until the final hearing of the case, in order that the rights and equities of the respective parties may be ascertained and adjusted by the decree of the court. But inasmuch as Schofield has not answered the complainant’s bill, neither admitting or denying the manner in which he holds the title to the land conveyed to him by McKellar, we direct that the injunction be enlarged so as to restrain Schofield from conveying the Terrell county land sold by McKellar to Visage, until the final hearing of the case.
Judgment affirmed with directions.
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